9-letter words that end in d
- hard-laid — describing a rope the lay of which is at a relatively great angle to its axis; short-laid.
- hardboard — a material made from wood fibers compressed into sheets, having many household and industrial uses.
- hardbound — (of a book) bound with a stiff cover, usually of cloth or leather; casebound.
- hardihood — boldness or daring; courage.
- hardnosed — Describing a person who is tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment.
- hardstand — a hard-surfaced area on which heavy vehicles or airplanes can be parked.
- hardwired — Computers. built into a computer's hardware and thus not readily changed. (of a terminal) connected to a computer by a direct circuit rather than through a switching network.
- harnessed — the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal. Compare yoke1 (def 1).
- harpooned — Simple past tense and past participle of harpoon.
- harrassed — Simple past tense and past participle of harrass.
- harshened — Simple past tense and past participle of harshen.
- harumphed — Simple past tense and past participle of harumph.
- harvested — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- hat stand — tall structure to hang hats on
- hatcheled — Simple past tense and past participle of hatchel.
- hate read — to read (a blog, newspaper, etc.) that one professes to dislike, often with the intention to mock or criticize.
- hate-read — to read (a blog, newspaper, etc.) that one professes to dislike, often with the intention to mock or criticize.
- haverford — a township in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
- hawk-eyed — having very keen sight: a hawk-eyed guard.
- hazelwood — a town in E Missouri.
- head cold — a form of the common cold characterized especially by nasal congestion and sneezing.
- head wind — wind blowing head-on
- head-load — baggage or goods arranged so as to be carried on the heads of African porters
- headboard — a board forming the head of anything, especially of a bed.
- headguard — a padded helmet worn to protect the head in contact sports such as rugby and boxing
- headlined — Simple past tense and past participle of headline.
- headstand — an act or instance of supporting the body in a vertical position by balancing on the head usually with the aid of the hands.
- heapstead — the buildings at the surface of a mine
- hearkened — Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
- heartened — to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- heartland — the part of a region considered essential to the viability and survival of the whole, especially a central land area relatively invulnerable to attack and capable of economic and political self-sufficiency.
- heartseed — (botany) Any plant of the species of Cardiospermum, climbing plants with round seeds marked with a spot like a heart.
- heartwood — the hard central wood of the trunk of an exogenous tree; duramen.
- heathbird — the black grouse
- heathclad — Clad or crowned with heath.
- heathland — An extensive area of heath.
- heavy mud — a dense substance made of a mixture of the mineral barite and water that is thickened with polymers
- hebetated — Simple past tense and past participle of hebetate.
- hederated — honoured with a crown of ivy
- helengrad — a satirical name for Wellington as the seat of Helen Clark's socialist government from 1999 to 2008
- helgoland — a German island in the North Sea. ¼ sq. mi. (0.6 sq. km).
- hellbound — Bound for Hell; damned.
- hellhound — a mythical watchdog of hell.
- hemi-head — a cylinder head having hemispherical combustion chambers.
- hemolyzed — to subject (red blood cells) to hemolysis.
- hempstead — a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- henpecked — browbeaten, bullied, or intimidated by one's wife, girlfriend, etc.: a henpecked husband who never dared to contradict his wife.
- hermandad — an informal police force in Spain
- herniated — to protrude abnormally from an enclosed cavity or from the body so as to constitute a hernia.
- herpetoid — reptilian, reptiliform